Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

China-linked threat actors have breached telecommunications companies and network service providers to spy on the traffic and steal data. US NSA, CISA, and the FBI published a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn that China-linked threat actors have breached telecommunications companies and network service providers.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2024

A new malware named Cuttlefish targets enterprise-grade and small office/home office (SOHO) routers to harvest public cloud authentication data. Cuttlefish has a modular structure, it was designed to primarily steal authentication data from web requests passing through the router from the local area network (LAN).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Some of the most popular brands don’t enforce a strong password policy, meaning anyone can peer into their owners’ lives. While the default security settings have improved over the review period, some popular brands either offer default passwords or no authentication, meaning anyone can spy on the spies.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 19, 2023

There’s plenty of cheap Internet of Things (IoT) baby monitors out there with default passwords baked in, insecurely stored data, and an alarming amount of compromise stories in the news. Instead of Wi-Fi, they use other technologies called Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS).

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

The Russian government, military, and intelligence service may wish to achieve some operational effect, for example, disrupting the power grid or interfering with telecommunications infrastructure, which may be part of a larger war plan. Each of these organizations performs cyber operations for various reasons.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Do not provide your mobile number account information over the phone to representatives that request your account password or pin. Use a variation of unique passwords to access online accounts. Do not store passwords, usernames, or other information for easy login on mobile device applications.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Utilize phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication whenever possible. Require all accounts with password logins to have strong, unique passwords, and change passwords immediately if there are indications that a password may have been compromised.". Block obsolete or unused protocols at the network edge.".

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NopSec

JUNE 28, 2022

A new advisory from top federal security and law enforcement agencies warns that state-sponsored cyber actors from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are exploiting vulnerabilities in commonly used network devices to data from major telecommunications providers.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2020

Adding multi-factor authentication (MFA) at these various providers (where available) and/or establishing a customer-specific personal identification number (PIN) also can help secure online access. Armed with access to your inbox, thieves can then reset the password for any other service or account that is tied to that email address.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Countless websites and online services use SMS text messages for both password resets and multi-factor authentication. T-Mobile declined to answer questions about what it may be doing to beef up employee authentication. “And we are constantly working to fight against it,” the statement reads. ” TMO UP!

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 27, 2018

It began with a visit to the local Telstra store earlier this month to upgrade a couple of phone plans which resulted in me sitting alone by this screen whilst the Telstra staffer disappeared into the back room for a few minutes: Is it normal for @Telstra to display customer passwords on publicly facing terminals in their stores?

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The usual targets range from organizations in the IT sector, including telecommunications service providers; the DIB (Defense Industrial Base) sector, which is related to military weapons systems; and other critical infrastructure sectors. Authentication bypass by spoofing. Use multi-factor authentication. Command injection.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Customers end up calling help desks for multiple reasons, including to reset their passwords and manage their profile, privacy, and data sharing settings. For example, allowing customers to manage and reset their usernames and passwords alone can save enterprises millions of dollars annually.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Most essentially, facial recognition technology promises a solid amount of internal and external security advantages in the day-to-day activity of enterprises, making it a key technology for passwordless authentication. Also read: Passwordless Authentication 101. False Negatives, Deepfakes and Other Concerns.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

However, simple actions like adopting multi-factor authentication (MFA) or encrypting sensitive data everywhere should be exercised throughout the year and not just during that month. The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is a top priority.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 14, 2022

The primary goal of Zloader was originally financial theft, stealing account login IDs, passwords and other information to take money from people’s accounts. Microsoft worked with telecommunications providers around the world to disrupt key Zloader infrastructure. Disruption. Stay safe, everyone!

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Adopting modern authentication standards like OpenID Connect (OIDC) helps organizations to reduce risk of data breaches. OIDC enables devices to verify identities based on authentication done by an authentication server. protocol adding Authentication to what has historically been used for Authorization purposes.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2021

NOBELIUM focuses on government organizations, non-government organizations (NGOs), think tanks, military, IT service providers, health technology and research, and telecommunications providers. In some campaigns analyzed by Mandiant, the threat actor was using residential IP address ranges to authenticate to target environments.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Authentication and password management. Passwords are one of the least safe user authentication methods, yet they are also frequently used for web applications for safeguarding online data. Authentication is the procedure of confirming that a person, organization, or site is who they say they are.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 18, 2023

government agencies, over the past month using authentication tokens forged with the stolen MSA key. Also read: How to Improve Email Security for Enterprises & Businesses Sophisticated Authentication Hack Microsoft noted that Storm-0558’s core working hours are impressively businesslike, from 8 a.m.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2022

Their scope of interests includes – major telecommunications companies such as Claro, Telefonica and AT&T. Data stolen from the targeted organization were also used for future extortion or public release.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2020

Just after the WorldNet Telecommunications, the LG electronics fall as a victim of the Maze ransomware operators.” . “As part of our regular darkweb monitoring, our researchers came across the data leak of LG Electronics been published by the Maze ransomware operators. ” reads the post published by Cyble.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Cryptographic keys can be random numbers, products of large prime numbers, points on an ellipse, or a password generated by a user. Encryption protocols can also verify the authenticity of sources and prevent a sender from denying they were the origin of a transmission.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Web hosting giant DigitalOcean discloses it was one of the victims, and that the intruders used their access to send password reset emails to a number of DigitalOcean customers involved in cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies. ” SEPTEMBER. Uber blames LAPSUS$ for the intrusion. A report commissioned by Sen.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Korab filed a vulnerability report with Lumen demonstrating how a simple spoofed email could be used to disrupt Internet service for banks, telecommunications firms and even government entities. “This would effectively cut off Internet access for the impacted IP address blocks.”

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Weak access and permissions, therefore, may cause data breaches through: Inadequate authentication – weak verifications can result in data breaches by unauthorized employees in the organization. The technology and telecommunications industry is critical to modern society, enabling and driving communication, commerce, and innovation.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The experts analyzed the case of a campaign targeting the customers of the telecommunication giant Verizon, attackers used a square root symbol, a logical NOR operator, or the checkmark symbol itself. The trick adopted by the crooks aims at creating a sort of optical interference that could allow bypassing anti-spam solutions.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

For now at least, they appear to be focusing primarily on companies in the financial, telecommunications and social media industries. And over the past six months, the criminals responsible have created dozens if not hundreds of phishing pages targeting some of the world’s biggest corporations.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 28, 2023

SMBs should invest in comprehensive training programs to educate employees about data security best practices, such as strong password management, recognising phishing attempts, and secure file handling. Limiting user privileges to essential functions and regularly reviewing access rights can enhance security.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2022

By encrypting data, it can only be accessed with the right password and by those with the appropriate access rights. You may have seen passwords getting longer and more complex in recent times. This stems from how easily cybercriminals can figure out passwords and decrypt data or gain access to systems using a brute-force approach.

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The Security Ledger

MARCH 13, 2019

» Related Stories Podcast Episode 129: Repair Eye on the CES Guy and Sensor Insecurity EU calls for End to Default Passwords on Internet of Things Podcast Episode 134: The Deep Fake Threat to Authentication and analyzing the PEAR Compromise. Read the whole entry. » CTIAs new certification is the toothiest standard going.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

government — along with a number of leading security companies — recently warned about a series of highly complex and widespread attacks that allowed suspected Iranian hackers to siphon huge volumes of email passwords and other sensitive data from multiple governments and private companies. ” IMPROVEMENTS.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

That story about the Flashback author was possible because a source had obtained a Web browser authentication cookie for a founding member of a Russian cybercrime forum called BlackSEO. When ChronoPay’s internal emails were leaked in 2010, the username and password for its MegaPlan subscription were still working and valid.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 23, 2019

From healthcare and insurance to manufacturing and telecommunications, cybercriminals spared no industry from their schemes, with a few key verticals bearing the brunt of this year’s attacks. Lack of Appropriate Authentication/Credentials for Sensitive Data. When reflecting on 2019, it’s clear why that is.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2019

Within 10 business days, agencies will have to change the passwords for their DNS account and enable multifactor authentication where available, but CISA warns risks for SMS-based MFA. The check must be completed in 10 days and includes Address (A), Mail Exchanger (MX), and Name Server (NS) records.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The traffic originated from a suspicious library loaded into the memory of a domain controller server and registered as a Windows password filter, which has access to plain-text passwords to administrative accounts. The initial infection stage of MagicScroll is missing.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 28, 2018

Failing to set up a corresponding online account to manage one’s telecommunications services can provide a powerful gateway for fraudsters. Adding two-factor authentication ( whenever it is available ) and/or establishing a customer-specific personal identification number (PIN) also can help secure online access.

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